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Advance Your Mission and Expand Your Reach

Leading institutions choose BDN to strengthen their pipelines, engage top scholars, and foster academic excellence. Our institutional members are part of a national network of forward-thinking colleges and universities committed to academic innovation and leadership.

What You Receive

Visibility at BDN Conferences

Access to speaker and recruitment opportunities

Support with faculty and scholar engagement

Promotion through our digital platforms

One-on-one strategic planning sessions with BDN leadership

PAST & CURRENT Institutional Partners

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Stanford University
University of California, Berkeley
Columbia University
Mayo Clinic
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NCIRD)
Rutgers University Graduate School of Education
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

Partner Testimonial

“Partnering with BDN connected us to an outstanding pool of scholars and a national stage for our programs.”

— Senior Administrator, Institutional Member

🎓Expanding Academic Pipelines

The easiest way to implement the recruitment aspect of your institutional strategy is by partnering with BDN Today.

🧩 Affiliate Access – $895/year

Ideal for: Small departments, pilot initiatives, or first-time members

1 staff login
5 job postings/year
️ 25% discount on 1 conference pass
1 newsletter listing/year
Limited directory access
12 months of access
Upgrade option available

🧩 Unit Membership – $1500/year

Ideal for: Academic departments or Deans

3 staff logins
20 job postings/year
50% off 1 conference pass
2 newsletter listings/year
Limited directory access
️ Access to our online events and workshops
12 months of access
Upgrade option available

🧩 Collaborative Site License – $2500/year

Ideal for: Mid-sized colleges or academic consortia

4 staff logins
65 job postings/year
️ 1 free conference pass
25% off recruiter pass>
3 newsletter listings/year
Full directory access
Access to our online events and workshops
12 months of access
Upgrade option available

🧩 University Partner – $3850/year

Ideal for: Large or multi-unit institutions

5 staff logins
Unlimited job postings
2 complimentary conference registrations
50% off recruiter pass>
4 newsletter listings/year
Full directory access
Access to our online events and workshops
Send 3 email recruitment campaigns
Strategic collaboration on initiatives and programming
12 months of access

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Affiliate Access - $895.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments

Unit Membership - $1,500.00 (USD) Bundle (up to 3 members) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments

Collaborative Site License - $2,500.00 (USD) Bundle (up to 4 members) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments

University Partner - $3,850.00 (USD) Bundle (up to 5 members) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments

Let’s talk about your future

BDN builds pathways of growth through an intergenerational network of mentorship and collaboration. From professors to graduate and undergraduate students, we create a living pipeline of excellence that prepares emerging leaders to thrive in academia, industry, and civic life. Our members transform personal passion into collective progress, leveraging their expertise and experience to support one another through guidance, research, and professional opportunity. Within BDN, mentorship is more than a connection—it is the foundation of a community that learns, leads, and grows together.

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